Paradox Pairs Index
The entire Paradox Pairs series, listed in the order they were published.
Year One
- Intense & Fun
- Stable & Agile
- Fast & Innovative
- Collaborative & Empowered
- Unique & Reusable
- Deliberative & Decisive
- Experts & Novices
- Curious & Focused
- Secure & Flexible
- Global & Relatable
- Rewarding & Accountable
- Comprehensive & Simple
- Intentional & Lucky
- Competitive & Cooperative
- Precision & Ambiguity
- Rigor & Quality & Nuance
- Faith & Facts (Stockdale Paradox)
- Preparation & the Unforeseeable
- Trust & Change
- Teams & Individuals
- Working Harder | Working Smarter: The Improvement Paradox
- Novel & Common
- Ephemeral & Long-lasting
- Reconsideration & Judgement
- The Listening Paradox
- Vulnerability & Confidence
- Constraints & Progress
- Legacy & Heritage
- Tacking & Course-setting
- Us & Them
- Perfection & Style
- Aspiration & Procrastination
- Imposter Syndrome & Motivation
- Creativity & Implementation
- Method & Dogma
- Infinity & Improvement
- Ownership & The Tie-Breaker
- Knowing & Not-Knowing
- Communal & Individual
- Frequency & Integrity
- Headway & Recoil
- Fitting In & Speaking Out
- Taking Time & Making An Impact
- Choreography & Improv
- Grading & Ranking
- Rules & Standards
- Believer | Understander
- Infinite Information & Sense-Makers
- Setbacks & Growth
- Freudenfreude & Competition
- Backcasting & Optimism
- Presence & Nostalgia
Year Two
- #53 Quantitative & Qualitative
- #54 Contagions & Mental Wellbeing
- #55 Running & Racing
- #56 Delays & Accelerants
- #57 Uncertainty & Flow
- #58 Specialties & Lenses
- #59 Naivety & Mastery (Bildung Part 1)
- #60 Transferable & Experienced (Bildung Part 2)
- #61 One & Many (Bildung Part 3)
- #62 Novel & Familiar
- #63 Self-Trust & Skepticism
- #64 Instinct & Intellect
- #65: Brainstorming: Alone & Together
- #66: Maps, Models, and Reality
- #67: Preferences & Choices
- #68: React & Respond
- #69: Facts & Storytelling
- #70: Fluency & Repetition
- #71: Generation & Revision
- #72: The Infinite & Omega
- #73: Overconfidence & Performance
- #74: Friction & Satisfaction
- #75: Ambition & Discontent
- #76: Kindness & Directness
- #77: Grit & Quit
- #78: Option & Obligation
- #79: Discipline & Freedom